Via Las Vegas
Consumer Electronics Show CONFIRMED!I'll be at CES, this January. I won't be presenting as I had been planning on. I'll be signing autographs and discussing my latest project.. wait.. no, but I will be there taking it all in and seeing what's new, available, and generally feeding the geek and gadget hunger. If you would liken an autograph, just write and I'll send you a personalized 8x10 glossy of your's truly!
There may be another tech show in early 06 I'll be at presenting. Updates to follow. I'll also be meeting up with quite a few people there so if you're going, let's meet!
Assume I'll be taking as much video and images as possible. Posting will be delayed. Please be patient!
Car Update
541 Miles and counting...
It's all about me...
Old Cars and New FriendsFirst, for all those playing at home, the car is up to 400+ miles post repairs.
Recommendations for a new car are still being accepted through the end of the year. (thank you Jarod for your early take)
Second, I'm posting a more recent photo of me sans beard. Thomas took the picture and I think it's a great photo (compostion, etc. not the subject!) let alone one from an 8 year old!
I've recenlty gotten in touch with an old friend from high school and I've made a new friend as well. I think the symmetry that life can provide at times is very interesting. I also think that the Maker can have a bit of a hand in things too.
Technology and Pix
Aside from del.icio.us being bought by Yahoo, the latest thing to catch my eye is
this site. It's fun AND useful. You'll have to trust me on the useful part. Here's
a link to something I created there. Ok, its not useful but it was fun and quick to do. The photo, by the way, was taken by me in San Francisco. It's the helm of the
C.A. Thayer. I also happened to have just uploaded a bunch of shots of her to
my Flickr account as well.
Movies
I've recently seen
Pride and Prejudice. In short, a beautiful film with a solid cast, delivering surprising performances. This should quiet some of Kiera Knightly's critics (except about Domino. That movie will haunt her). Though not as good as the BBC miniseries, nonetheless it is worth the full price of admission. I will buy this one.
Chronicle's of Narnia. I loved it. I believe it to be an instant classic. The young cast was excellent and needless to say the LOTR special effects crew haven't lost their edge. Again, another DVD for the collection.
Las Vegas, Redux?
I may be heading to Vegas during the first week of January, 2006 for The Consumer Electronics Show. I'll keep folks posted so that those there, can meet up for a spell. May I recommend
Nine Fine Irishmen at New York, New York?
Let it SnowThere's a foot of snow in my front yard and a THANK YOU to whomever plowed my driveway for me! It does indeed feel a bit like Christmas now. May I recommend this
CD, Baby It's Cold Outside, to help get the season going.
The Charlie Brown Christmas is just required around here too.
Car Wars
I picked up the Saturn on Sunday. The fuel pump and a crank sensor (and other misc parts) were replaced. I'm posting this ONLY after putting 200 miles on the car. Its SEEMS to be working now. New Years Resolution, 2006: Get NEW CAR!
Peaches, as my car has been dubbed by frineds will be RETIRED in 2006.
